George Lianos wrote: > Help! I have just installed OpenOffice 2.2.1 at a new site and there > appears to be not active dictionary. How do I install one or do I > need to re-install the whole application? > > George Lianos Global Intershore Investment Planning Services (Pty)Ltd > Tel: + 27 11 484 0445 Fax: + 27 11 484 0422 Cel: + 27 83 426 8895 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi George
Take a look also at this cutting from previous threads: (1)Tutorial for Spell check and Language configuration http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=50862 (2) Languages in OpenOffice To obtain the relevant dictionaries, go to File -> Wizards -> Install new dictionaries and download the ones you want. To set the default language for your installation, go to Tools -> Options -> Language Settings / Languages and set the default for all your documents. If there is a dictionary for your selection, there will be a tick mark against it. It is important to remember that language is an attribute of the text of a document, and can be set differently in different parts of the same document. This allows foreign language quotes to be separately checked against the appropriate dictionary. To set the default for a document that is different from the default setting for all other documents, when you have opened the document (or started a new one) go to the Default style and change it there. F11 (or Format -> Styles and Formatting) brings up the style list. Right click on Default (or the root style for your document) go to Modify -> Font tab where you can set the language for this style and will be carried down to other styles derived from it unless otherwise changed. To change the language for a piece of text, highlight the text and go to Format -> Character -> Font tab (or right click -> Character -> Font) where you can set the language for just that portion of text. If you set up your styles for a language in an empty document and then save it as a template (File -> Templates -> Save), then you can select the appropriate one to start a new document with File -> New -> Templates and Documents Andy Pepperdine (3) *additional remark: you may need to close/reopen Quickstart before changes will work if your system uses QS...** Russell -- Note that this is a mailing list maintained by volunteers. Please consider subscribing so you will see all replies. Please reply only to users@openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
